<p>   u00a0</p>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   The prime minister, who is a Sikh himself, also welcomed the statement by US President Barack Obama on the incident.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   Speaking to reporters at Parliament House, Manmohan Singh said: &quot;It is a very sad occurrence, the senseless killing of people who gathered at a religions congregation. It happened under tragic circumstances, it makes me enormously sad.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   &quot;I hope the American authorities will investigate whoever is behind this dastardly attack on devotees and will ensure that such ghastly events do not take place. The US president has issued a statement, I welcome that. I sincerely hope the authorizes investigate the case and provide relief and succour to affected families. I express my heartfelt sympathies to all the families who lost their kin and those who are injured.&quot;</div>  <div>   u00a0</div>  <div>   <img alt="PM Manmohan Singh" src="/imagedata/2012/aug/manmohan-singh.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 374px; " /></div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   A gunman shot dead six people in a gurdwara in the Milwaukee suburb of Oak Creek, Wisconsin, Sunday.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   Separately, in a statement, the prime minister also expressed his shock over the incident.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   &quot;I am deeply shocked and saddened to learn of the shooting incident that has resulted in the loss of precious lives and injuries to devotees attending a prayer service at a Gurudwara in Wisconsin, USA.u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   &quot;That this senseless act of violence should be targeted at a place of religious worship is particularly painful. I send my deepest condolences to the families that have been bereaved in this incident. Our thoughts are with them in this moment of their grief.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   &quot;India stands in solidarity with all the peace-loving Americans who have condemned this violence. We welcome the U.S. President&#39;s statement on the tragic incident. We hope that the authorities will reach out to the grieving families and ensure conditions that such violent acts are not repeated in the future.&quot;</div>

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday expressed deep shock and sadness over the shooting at a US gurudwara in which six people were killed. He hoped the US authorities would probe the attack and ensure that such "ghastly events" do not take place in future

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